I'm getting decent shaves from my honing, but I believe it could be better.
One reason I think this is the failure of HHT and TTH tests. I've been told to ignore those hair cutting tests, but there has to be something to them.
Anyway, I fear lifting the spline on the stones, or not maintaining the proper contact. This is more so with the tradition hand grip seen in the videos.
As a result, I'm laying my index finger on the blade close to mid point to maintain good contact. My pressure is medium to light with slow deliberate strokes.
Now I wonder if that is the reason it can't get a HHT successfully.
Without the controlling finger, I feel the blade to stone contact suffers.
Am I screwing up?